The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which helps college students access financial aid, is opening soon. AL.com prepared this guide with frequently asked questions for college-bound students ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Farrington writes about higher education and student loans. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is usually the ...

After a delayed launch that set the timeline back by months, the overhauled Free Application for Federal Student Aid is off to a complicated start. The FAFSA, which typically opens in October, didn’t ...

Don’t miss out on free college money. Each year, millions of students lose grants and scholarships simply because they file the FAFSA too late. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) ...

For many families, college financial aid offers are a bit of a mystery. Some students get full-ride scholarships. On the other hand, there are families paying full price. Financial aid packages can be ...

The Department of Education released the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid form on Nov. 21, 2024, 10 days before its initial goal of Dec. 1. The form must be submitted by June 30, 2025.

Students starting college next year will face a dramatically different federal financial aid system than the one their older siblings and parents encountered, experts say, due to changes enacted this ...